- Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations.
- Uniform Title
- Battleground 1948 (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Battleground 1948 (Online)
- Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- The Democrats disintegrate -- Republican revival -- Feeding a political organization -- A Democratic savior appears -- A machine in trouble -- 1947: a year of decisions -- National battle lines drawn -- The Illinois picture: muddled -- Political explosion in Centralia -- Lineup takes shape -- Newspaper wars and politics -- Opening blows -- January 1948 -- February 1948 -- March 1948 -- A time for ceremonies -- April 1948 -- May 1948 -- June 1948 -- July 1948 -- Beginning of the end -- August 1948 -- The exposé drama builds -- September 1948 -- Truman at Illinois crossroads -- The curtain falls -- October 1948 -- Conclusion -- The road ahead -- The press in retrospect -- The rearview mirror.
- LCCN
- 2013000551
- OCLC
- ssj0000980702
- Author
Hartley, Robert E.
- Title
Battleground 1948 [electronic resource] : Truman, Stevenson, Douglas, and the most surprising election in Illinois history / Robert E. Hartley.
- Imprint
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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